Historical on-time performance
New York to Raleigh-durham
431 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–RDU arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.9%of scheduled flights
based on 2,609 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel4.1%Flights241
- Republic AirwaysOn-time68%Medianon timep9060 minCancel5.7%Flights2,215
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time46%Median10 minp90140 minCancel10.5%Flights153
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline21%
- Weather52%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 153 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly LGA → RDU
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 2,302 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 3,541 flights
- Overnights72% on time · p90 45 min · 929 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,903 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 85 min · 1,617 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 735 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,636 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,640 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,628 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,631 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,407 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,615 flights
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